Topography- the form the surface elevation- height of a particular area relief- the highest and lowest areas in elevation landform- a shape on the earth's topography landform region- a place where the topography is almost the same plain- a place is where the land is flat and relief is not very high mountain- a shape on the earth's topography which is very high mountain range- a chain of mountains that are similar in every characteristic plateau- a piece of land that is high and has a rarely perfectly smooth top lithosphere- the part that is an outward layer of the earth atmosphere- the chemicals and gases the surround the planet; it is the outermost layer hydrosphere- the layer that is formed by watery substances biosphere- a layer which is made up of everything that breathes
Exploring Earth's Surface
Vocabulary
Topography- the form the surfaceelevation- height of a particular area
relief- the highest and lowest areas in elevation
landform- a shape on the earth's topography
landform region- a place where the topography is almost the same
plain- a place is where the land is flat and relief is not very high
mountain- a shape on the earth's topography which is very high
mountain range- a chain of mountains that are similar in every characteristic
plateau- a piece of land that is high and has a rarely perfectly smooth top
lithosphere- the part that is an outward layer of the earth
atmosphere- the chemicals and gases the surround the planet; it is the outermost layer
hydrosphere- the layer that is formed by watery substances
biosphere- a layer which is made up of everything that breathes